Somsiri Sanath Julien Gunatilake (Sinhala:සෝමසිරි සනත් ජුලියන් ගුණතිලක) is a Sri Lankan film actor and film director (born 27 October 1955). A highly versatile actor across many genres, Gunatilake is a veteran actor in the Sri Lankan cinema industry, debuted in 1978 in the movie Situ Kumariyo, directed by Vijaya Dharmasiri. The turning point of his success as an actor was his starring role in the movie Ganga Addara, directed by Sumitra Peries.

Personal life

Gunatilake was born in Kandy, Sri Lanka, to a middle-class family where his father was a lawyer and mother was a teacher. According to him, his mother is a good fan of cinema, and this has influenced him to take part in the art at an early age. He was educated at Kingswood College, Kandy and successfully passed GCE O/L, but failed to mark in A/L as he wished to do.